Anthony Royle
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Anthony Henry Fanshawe Royle, Baron Fanshawe of Richmond KCMG
(27 March 1927 – 28 December 2001) was a British
Conservative Party
politician and businessman.
A son of Sir Lancelot Royle
, he was educated at Harrow
and RMA Sandhurst. He joined the Life Guards
and subsequently the SAS
. He contracted polio on his way to Malaya
and was invalided back to UK and spent a year in an iron lung
.
In the 1950s, Royle became President of the Western Area Young Conservatives. Living in London, he became an insurance broker
and unsuccessfully contested St Pancras North in the 1955 general election
. As the Conservative candidate in the Torrington by-election, 1958
, he failed to hold the usually safe seat
.
At the 1959 general election
, Royle was finally elected to the House of Commons
, as the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Richmond, Surrey
. He held the seat until he retired at the 1983 general election
.
He was a junior minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 1970 to 1974. He was knighted - KCMG in 1974. He was invited to become Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party by Margaret Thatcher
to reform the way the party recruited candidates. He was also responsible for the party's International office. He was elevated to the House of Lords
in 1983 as Baron Fanshawe of Richmond, of South Cerney in the County of Gloucestershire
.
He was Chairman of the Sedgwick Group
PLC from 1993 to 1999.
He married the actress Shirley Worthington in 1957 and had two daughters.
Order of St Michael and St George
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(27 March 1927 – 28 December 2001) was a British
British people
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Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and businessman.
A son of Sir Lancelot Royle
Lancelot Royle
Sir Lancelot Carrington Royle KBE was a British olympian and businessman.Royle was an Olympic athlete , Chairman and CEO of Allied Suppliers Ltd., Home and Colonial Stores Ltd., Lipton Ltd., NAAFI and one of Britain’s leading 20th century retail businessmen.- Education :Lancelot Royle was the son...
, he was educated at Harrow
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
and RMA Sandhurst. He joined the Life Guards
Life Guards (British Army)
The Life Guards is the senior regiment of the British Army and with the Blues and Royals, they make up the Household Cavalry.They originated in the four troops of Horse Guards raised by Charles II around the time of his restoration, plus two troops of Horse Grenadier Guards which were raised some...
and subsequently the SAS
Special Air Service
Special Air Service or SAS is a corps of the British Army constituted on 31 May 1950. They are part of the United Kingdom Special Forces and have served as a model for the special forces of many other countries all over the world...
. He contracted polio on his way to Malaya
British Malaya
British Malaya loosely described a set of states on the Malay Peninsula and the Island of Singapore that were brought under British control between the 18th and the 20th centuries...
and was invalided back to UK and spent a year in an iron lung
Iron lung
A negative pressure ventilator is a form of medical ventilator that enables a person to breathe when normal muscle control has been lost or the work of breathing exceeds the person's ability....
.
In the 1950s, Royle became President of the Western Area Young Conservatives. Living in London, he became an insurance broker
Insurance broker
An insurance broker finds sources for contracts of insurance on behalf of their customers. The three largest insurance brokers in the world, by revenue, are Aon, Marsh & McLennan, and Willis Group Holdings.-Purpose of insurance brokers:...
and unsuccessfully contested St Pancras North in the 1955 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1955
The 1955 United Kingdom general election was held on 26 May 1955, four years after the previous general election. It resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 for the Conservative government under new leader and prime minister Sir Anthony Eden against Labour Party, now in their 20th year...
. As the Conservative candidate in the Torrington by-election, 1958
Torrington by-election, 1958
The Torrington by-election of 1958, in Devon, England, was the first gain by the British Liberal Party at a by-election since Holland with Boston in 1929....
, he failed to hold the usually safe seat
Safe seat
A safe seat is a seat in a legislative body which is regarded as fully secured, either by a certain political party, the incumbent representative personally or a combination of both...
.
At the 1959 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1959
This United Kingdom general election was held on 8 October 1959. It marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative Party, led by Harold Macmillan...
, Royle was finally elected to the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
, as the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Richmond, Surrey
Richmond (Surrey) (UK Parliament constituency)
Not to be confused with the Richmond constituency in Yorkshire.Richmond was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Richmond, which is in the north-western part of the historic county of Surrey and in South London...
. He held the seat until he retired at the 1983 general election
United Kingdom general election, 1983
The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945...
.
He was a junior minister for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 1970 to 1974. He was knighted - KCMG in 1974. He was invited to become Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party by Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990...
to reform the way the party recruited candidates. He was also responsible for the party's International office. He was elevated to the House of Lords
House of Lords
The House of Lords is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Like the House of Commons, it meets in the Palace of Westminster....
in 1983 as Baron Fanshawe of Richmond, of South Cerney in the County of Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
.
He was Chairman of the Sedgwick Group
Sedgwick Group
Sedgwick Group plc was a very large British insurance broker. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index...
PLC from 1993 to 1999.
He married the actress Shirley Worthington in 1957 and had two daughters.